The County government of Nakuru is set to spend more than Sh390 Million on Members of County Assembly's (MCAs) car loans and mortgages.
Each ward representative will get Sh5 Million to buy a vehicle and a house under the car loans and mortgage scheme before the start of their tenure.
The County Assembly Service Board has already invited bids from banks to finance and manage the scheme for both the MCAs and county assembly staff.
“The Assembly Service Board has already placed an advertisement in the media inviting banks to bid for management services for the loans," a source at the county assembly told the Standard.
The County Speaker Joel Kairu also confirmed the payment noting that the legal procedures would be followed to avoid any controversies.
"Yes, the board has advertised for those services by the law. The board will follow due process to get management services that will benefit both members and staff," Mr Kairu noted.
The initial attempt to pass the law during the previous assembly faced hurdles after one member sought the removal of former Speaker Susan Kihika and clerk of the Assembly Joseph Malinda over the awarding of the tender.
Former nominated MCA Maggie Kiiru opposed the Sh370 million tender meant for houses and cars loans because it was irregularly awarded to Family Bank.
According to her, Ms Kihika abused her powers by using the loans to win MCAs' support in order to defeat a planned impeachment motion against her.
"The process was flawed and there lay a risk of misusing public funds since no committee had been appointed to manage the funds. There was no tendering to pick the best bank to manage the Sh370 million kitty," Kiiru noted.
